Roman History Test

Pick the Correct answer for each question (questions 1-6)

first emperor of Rome

• Tiberius
• Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar
• Nero

man who prophesied a powerful kingdom that would be "strong as iron"

• Daniel
• Jeremiah
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

Roman leader who "crossed the Rubicon"

• Marcus Aurelius
• Gaius Octavius
• Nero
• Julius Caesar

common people of Rome

• Patricians
• Senators
• Equestrians
• Plebeians

oldest and wisest men of Rome

• Senate

• Soldiers
• Merchants
• Farmers

general who led horses and elephants across the alps in an attack on Rome

• Julius Caesar
• Scipio
• Alexander the Great
• Hannibal

If the statement is true, write true. If the statement is false replace the underlined word(s) with a word or phrase that will make the statement true. (7-10)

The ruler of the Holy Land at the time of Christ's birth was Julius Caesar.

• King Herod the Great
• Nero
• Augustus Caesar
• True

At the time of the Roman Empire, France was called Gaul

• Lutetia
• Francia
• True

• Gaul

The island at the "toe" of the Apennine Peninsula is Crete

• Sicily
• Malta
• Corsica
• True

Roman Rulers with equal power who each ruled for one year were called Consuls

• True

• Senators
• Praetors
• Tribunes